December 15, 2023

#KeJamhuri at 60

As we reflect on the achievement of sixty years of independence and the heroes and heroines on whose shoulders we stand, we must be cognisant of […]
December 14, 2023

Elijah Masinde wa Nameme; The Religious Pan-Africanist 

Throughout history, various religions have been manipulated as tools to further the agendas of oppressive forces. It was the destiny of a visionary Kenyan nationalist to […]
December 13, 2023

Herman Mwandighi: The Gallant Soldier who Hoisted the First Kenyan Flag in Wundanyi 

In 1920, the cries of a newborn baby broke the silence of the Wundanyi Hills and woke the entire Kilongwa Village in a jubilant celebration; a […]
December 12, 2023

Wambui Wangarama: Paving the Way for Gender Equality in Kenya’s Struggle for Independence 

Following Kenya’s colonisation, a wave of systemic oppression emerged. Africans were displaced from their land and resettled in less fertile regions, taxes were introduced which forced […]
December 16, 2022

Shifra Wametumi & Helen Macharia

Their names were almost lost in the sands of time – Shifra Wametumi and Helen Macharia. Like hundreds of thousands of other Kenyan women, the two […]
December 14, 2022

Rebecca Njeri

One of the most effective ways that the colonising powers of the 20th century maintained their dominance over Africa was through education. Schools were used to […]
December 17, 2021

Bildad Kaggia

“The paradox of education is precisely this – that as one begins to become conscious, one begins to examine the society in which he is being […]
December 16, 2021

Cinda Reri

Wamuyu wa Gakuru was a freedom fighter of truly remarkable mettle. Throughout her involvement with the Mau Mau movement, she remained steadfast in championing the participation […]
December 15, 2021

Pio Gama Pinto

When it comes to Kenya’s history, one of the day’s best remembered (and even commemorated through our #KeJamhuri story collection) is 12th December 1963. This was our […]
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